How pilots rebuilt Idaho's Big Creek Lodge board by board after a 2008 fire, flying every piece into a wilderness strip with no road.
RampHow Alaska bush pilot Don Sheldon landed a Super Cub on Denali's glaciers and flew more mountain rescues than any pilot in the state.
TaildraggerSedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a mesa 500 feet above the red rocks - here's how to land the 'USS Sedona' safely.
RampRadio Hangar explores Johnson Creek, Idaho, Three Uniform Two, the Mowed-Grass Strip at Five Thousand Feet Where the Mountains Close In on Both Sides and the Whole Airplane Community Shows Up to Cut the Lawn.
RampBig Creek (U60) is a public backcountry grass strip in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness, home to a lodge pilots rebuilt by air after a 2008 fire.
RampSedona Airport sits atop a red-rock mesa with a humped 5,132-foot runway, 200-foot cliffs, and a cliffside grill - here's what pilots need to know.
RampRadio Hangar explores Moose Creek, Idaho, One Uniform One, the Forest Service Grass Strip in the Selway-Bitterroot Where the Runway Was Cleared by Hand Before Anybody Owned a Bulldozer.
RampFAR 91.211 requires pilots to use oxygen above 12,500 ft after 30 minutes, continuously above 14,000 ft, and to provide it to all occupants above 15,000 ft.
PatternRadio Hangar explores Johnson Creek, Idaho, Three Uniform Two, the Turf Strip in the Bottom of a Canyon Where Elk Graze the Runway and the State of Idaho Runs You a Free Hot Shower.
RampBig Creek (3U8) is a remote Idaho backcountry airstrip where pilots flew in materials to rebuild a historic lodge that burned in 2008.
RampRadio Hangar explores Leadville, Colorado, Lake County Airport, the Highest Public Runway in North America Where Your Airplane Climbs Two Miles Before the Wheels Ever Leave the Ground.
RampMountain thunderstorms build over the same ridges because upslope flow and convergence create a fixed, solar-timed lifting engine.
TowerSedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a red-rock mesa at 4,830 feet - here's why pilots call it the USS Sedona and how to fly it safely.
RampHow pilots rebuilt Big Creek Lodge board by board in Idaho's roadless wilderness - and what it takes to fly the strip yourself.
RampRadio Hangar explores Johnson Creek, the Idaho Backcountry Strip at Yellow Pine Where the Grass Is Cut Like a Fairway, the Showers Are Hot, and Every Pilot on the Field Is Someone You Want to Meet.
RampA biplane over Mount Hood is a reminder that the simplest airplanes demand the most skill - and why hand-flying still matters.
TowerSulphur Creek Ranch is a remote Idaho backcountry airstrip reachable only by air or horseback, famous for its bending grass runway and giant cinnamon rolls.
RampHow pilots rebuilt Idaho's Big Creek Lodge board by board after a 2008 fire, flying every nail into a roadless wilderness canyon.
RampJohnson Creek in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness is a legendary backcountry turf strip where pilots camp under the wing and wake to bugling elk.
RampSedona Airport sits atop a red rock mesa in Arizona - here's what pilots need to know to fly the 'USS Sedona' safely.
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